School: Termonfeckin
- Location:
- Termonfeckin, Co. Louth
- Teacher: Bean Uí Mhurchadha
Archival Reference
The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0675, Page 161
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- Thou standest all alone,
Black monument of stone,
The tides that come and go
With ceaseless ebb and flow,
Whether around thy base
Creeping with fond embrace,
Rising and falling slow
With murmur soft flow:
Or dashing wildly round
With war and booming sound,
And mighty-swelling surge,
When tempests fiercely urge.
The sea birds mournful cry
Make plaintive lullaby
Whose pinions gently sway
As slow they wing their way,
These and the winds that flee
Over the restless sea
Thy sole companions be.
Steadfast and true thou art
Noble you do your part
Firm clasped with iron (?)(continues on next page)
- Collector
- J. Patton
